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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
So this yields ~83.5MPGe for the first 40 miles on the Volt, and then ~50mpg after that. Instead of 230mpg on the same 50 mile trip, the Volt gets 73.6mpg -- which is completely plausible and believable... why didn't GM choose this method? Sheesh.
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Because 73.6mpg does not sound nearly as good as 230 does when it comes to marketing so instead they went with the huge hype number that will cause a huge backlash for them when/if the Volt actually does come out. Sounds like about par for the course for GM to me.